ROTC

RTC stands for Reserve Officer's Training Corps. Usually starting in high school and going through college, ROTC is a program that trains students to prepare for the military. It is an extra curricular activity and a student can be granted a scholarship for a university that has ROTC or he has a better chance at attending a military school like westpoint or the naval academy. Public schools offer ROTC as well, one of the largest ROTC programs in the country is at  Texas A&M University. ROTC students later work on commission through a military school.

DGBL: the good and the bad

 

 

 

 

DGBL

 

 

During the 90's a technology boom sparked Digital Game-Based Learning as writer Marc Prensky described in his book. Kids in grades k-12 have been changed their education by using new technology. Our children have self educated themselves through computers and have entertained themselves with more advanced forms of technology.

Web Apps

A Web Application is any application utilizing the web that allows you to accomplish one or more tasks. Its basically just an adobe flash game. If you break it down division by division you start off with the Application Software, then then Web technologies, after that you have the Network and finally you have the browser. Web Apps can be confused in the Chrome Web Store.

Hopes for a career

When I'm done with high school I hope to attend a college like WPI or another engineering school where I would major in computer engineering. If not I would like to attend University of Cincinnati or Texas Tech. After I graduate with a computer engineering degree I'll try to find a job, not an internship! If I cant find a job within a year I'll return to college and get a degree in business management. And I will eventually start my own computer engineering/ services company and try to promote it towards big companies.

FLASH STORAGE IS IMPORTANT

We use flash every day when we are on the internet. Flash player helps us watch videos on websites like Youtube, Vimeo, and Netflix. A Flash Player is needed to view videos on an HTML website. The biggest Flash Player company is Adobe which is headquartered in Utah. At their headquarters, they are constantly updating their version of flash so your Youtube or Hulu video doesn't buffer or wont even load. Their headquarters looks awesome, its like a giant spaceship!

 

Junior year and College choices

As a junior I am preparing for my SATs/ACT's which will narrow down my college options. I am thinking about going down south for school. Based off my GPA and extra curricular activities I think I have a solid shot to get into The University of Cincinnati and TCU. I want to major in Computer Sciences and/or Engineering. A long shot school for me would be University of Miami (FL).

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renaissance

A renaissance man is a one who sticks up for the little guy. Someone who is kind, loyal, and friendly is a renaissance man. They display chivalry and craftsmanship. I guess you could say I'm a renaissance man.

wild card-trip to philly this weekend

This weekend I  took a trip to Philly. I left Friday night and took Amtrak's high speed train. It took us roughly 5 hours but it was worth it: the seats were comfortable, had wifi, and a food car. My reason for the trip to Philly, I had to watch my cards take on Temple. I knew Louisville was going to win but it was still fun to watch. The city is beautiful, and easy to get around with transportation. I cant wait till we go again.

poem review

The poem is using "anybody, somebody, nobody, and everybody" metaphorically to portray the plural. At the end of the poem you can understand the relations between the characters and the plurals. The last verse was: because Nobody did what Anybody could have done." The meaning behind the story is that it doesn't have to be your job, you can do the job, your friend could do the job, someone could do the job. It doesn't just have to be based on one person. That's why using the characters with plural names was such a brilliant idea.

Question: Should schools enable students to use their personal devices in the classroom?

Yes enabling students to work with their device would be a good idea. In todays modern world the use of paper and pen doesn't outweigh the screen on your phone or tablet or even laptop. Colleges were ahead of the game and have allowed laptops in the classrooms for many years. From word documents to full out textbooks you can do anything on a device. The only thing con for kids having devices in class is they would be too busy texting and playing games rather than working.